BILL NUMBER: SCR 12	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 21, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 1, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 8, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Chesbro and Soto

                        FEBRUARY 8, 2001

   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12--Relative to highways.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 12, Chesbro.  Dave Ghilarducci and the Police Officer Daniel
T.  Fraembs Memorial Highways.
   This measure would designate that portion of State Highway Route
101 from Bridge No. 4-16 to Bridge No. 4-221 to the memory of Dave
Ghilarducci and that portion of State Highway Route 71 in the city
limits of the City of Pomona to the memory of Police Officer Daniel
T. Fraembs.  The measure also would request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing
these special designations and, upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.




   WHEREAS, Dave Ghilarducci, the Fire Chief of the City of Rio Dell,
passed away on March 22, 2000, leaving behind his wife Josephine and
three children, Judy McKinley, Jeanette DeFazio, and Rich
Ghilarducci; and
   WHEREAS, Chief Ghilarducci was born and raised in Rio Dell and
served the community as a volunteer fireperson for 52 years,
including 32 years as fire chief; and
   WHEREAS, Chief Ghilarducci volunteered his time and led his
department on over 200 medical and fire calls to assist people in
this rural area; and
   WHEREAS, Chief Ghilarducci was the past President of the Humboldt
County Fire Chiefs Association, and served as a State of California
Deputy Fire Marshal; and
   WHEREAS, Chief Ghilarducci organized and led the construction of
the Rio Dell Community Park and community hall, exemplifying his
volunteer efforts; and
   WHEREAS, In 1992, the City of Rio Dell recognized Dave Ghilarducci
for his years of volunteer service; and in 1998 this community
leader was recognized by the Rio Dell School District as outstanding
alumnus due to his outstanding accomplishments in life and his
support of high standards in education; and
   WHEREAS, Dave Ghilarducci and his wife, the former Josephine
Manzi, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997 in Rio Dell;
and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the section of State Highway Route
101 from Bridge No. 4-16 to Bridge No. 4-221 that passes through
Chief Ghilarducci's beloved Rio Dell be dedicated to the memory of
this community leader; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Daniel T. Fraembs, a City of Pomona police
officer, was killed in the line of duty while on patrol in the City
of Pomona on May 11, 1996; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Daniel T. Fraembs, became the first officer shot
to death in the Pomona Police Department's 108 year-history; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Daniel T. Fraembs, was born an orphan in Hong
Kong and was adopted at the age of nine months by Donald and Dorothy
Fraembs of Cincinnati, Ohio; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Daniel T. Fraembs became a citizen of the United
States in 1963, graduated from high school and Fullerton Community
College, and later joined the United States Marine Corps; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Daniel T. Fraembs was appointed to the Orange
County Sheriff's Department in 1988, where he worked for five years
before joining the Pomona Police Department as a police officer; and
   WHEREAS, Officer David T. Fraembs was mortally wounded when he was
gunned down on an isolated street on May 11, 1996; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of his dedication to his office and
community, it is appropriate to designate the portion of State
Highway Route 71, within the city limits of the City of Pomona, the
Police Officer Daniel T. Fraembs Memorial Highway; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby dedicates the section
of State Highway Route 101 from Bridge No. 4-16 to Bridge No. 4-221
to the memory of Chief Dave Ghilarducci and State Highway Route 71
within the city limits of the City of Pomona to the memory of Officer
Daniel T. Fraembs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the described section of State Highway Route 101
shall be known as the "Dave Ghilarducci Memorial Highway" and, that
State Highway Route 71, within the city limits of the City of Pomona,
California, be officially dedicated the "Police Officer Daniel T.
Fraembs Memorial Highway"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of erecting the appropriate plaques and markers,
consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway
system, showing these special designations, and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those
plaques and markers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the authors
for appropriate distribution.